A Laugh at Your Expense

I heard this great story on the weekend that I had to share on here. A good friend of mine (Let's call him Eddy) went to a comedy club on the weekend. He was 'fortunate' enough to get a table close to the front. The show began and was very entertaining.

The cast started a new skit part way through the performance and the two main characters were named 'Eddy' and 'Susan' (Eddy's sister's name). Eddy thought that it was a funny coincidence and thought little more of it. As the skit progressed, the Eddy character on stage started speaking about his love of Golf, and all of the organizations that he belonged to, which matched exactly with real 'Eddy's' life.

At this point, 'Eddy' was a little disconcerted and commented on it to his date. The actor then stopped the performance and asked Eddy why he was interrupting the performance by constantly speaking. Eddy explained why this skit seems a little close to home, and the actor brought his up on stage. Once he was on stage, Eddy's Facebook page was put up on the main screen for all to see and the entire cast shouted "Protect your [stuff]".

Apparently, because he bought his tickets on credit card, they had enough information on him to track down his Facebook profile and prepare a skit based on his life.

The moral of the story: if there's no other reason to lock down your social media profiles, it will prevent comedians from messing with you!